Sayaka & Mack had a “perfect in pink” wedding at the Royal Hawaiian.  This fabulous NYC couple had an awesome afternoon ceremony on the Ocean Lawn.  An intimate dinner followed on the lanai of the the Kamehameha Suite.  Sayaka dressed in a champagne Romona Keveza gown with Chanel shoes and Harry Winston jewelry.  Mack came as is – with his charming personality and his crazy cool hair.

We had a great time walking around the resort taking photos.  They’re such a fun, easy-going couple…  It was nice that they set aside time before their reception to spend on photos.  The property is almost as photogenic as them!

After photos, we went upstairs to the Kam Suite.  The big hit of the evening was the ahi poke with avocado and snow crab.  After a round of dancing and toasts,  Sayaka & Mack cut into their “mini” wedding cakes by A Cake Life, and paired it with a cool strawberry sorbet.

UPDATE:  Sayaka & Mack’s wedding is now being featured on Delightfully Engaged, an online planning guide for wedding ideas and inspiration!

I just returned yesterday from 4 days in Death Valley, CA. What an amazing trip! From sunrise to sunset, I was out and about hiking the trails and getting killer photos. Visit the Perfekt Photo facebook page to see a few of my favorites. Even in winter, the dry air and lack of humidity is almost unbearable. With that being said, it’s amazing at the amount of life and diversity in the desert.

Also to note – We’ll be at the Hawaii Wedding Expo this weekend. Our booth will be next to The Wedding Ring Shop. Stop by The Wedding Ring Shop to see the latest Tacori collection and enter to win an engagement session by us. See you at the show!

Chef Alan Wong’s new book, The Blue Tomato is now available at his restaurants and online!  It took many early morning photo sessions at Alan’s King Street restaurant and long hours in photoshop to finish our shots.  In the behind the scenes video, you can see Kari and I working like crazy – just to get the photos right.

I’ve posted the Book Trailer Video and a few of my favorite pics.

Most people think of us as wedding photographers, but about half the work we do is commercial projects like this.  To see more of our advertising and editorial photography, visit davidmurphey.com.  The Blue Tomato was an awesome project and one I’m proud to be a part of.  To order the book, or for more information, visit Watermark Publishing.